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Awful painful disease

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pat96918
pat96918

i was diagnosed with this in 2007 just before my second marriage I was given steroid cream to use twice a week but that was stopped because the consultant said it can make the skin thin, I was also given vagifem vaginal tablets and double base cream which all seemed to help.  The cream has recently been changed to epimax from early 2016.  I have not been prescribed anymore vagifem vaginal tablets since 2012, not sure why.  So all I am currently using is epimax cream.  I recently had a flare up and it is so painful so going to take the advice I have researched on this forum and will soon be taking vitamin d3 and turmeric extract, I will also try aloe Vera oil hopefully this will help sort it out, any other suggestions to help with this condition will be gratefully received xx

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    linda22319 pat96918

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    I also use clobetasol and cover it with Aquaphor, twice a week and just Aquaphor the rest of the time. Looser fit clothing helps, some days in summer I will wear a sundress or sometimes just my nightgown and have a pajama day. There are all sorts of tricks to try.
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